Backloggery Remarks: November

[Re-posted from my Backloggery. Originally posted November 16, 2010.]

Oh hey! It’s my first time doing these things. Such a nice option. Gotta thank Segata for turning me on to this.

Anyways, I just beat Donkey Kong Country 3. What a frustrating experience that was, every other level had some dumb gimmick that made completing it a matter of patience and memorization, not skill. It’s like someone looked at DKC2 and decided to take out the best parts (Diddy, Wise’s music, a good theme) and replace them with crappy alternatives. Not to mention the ending “cutscenes” where you have to press the skip text button around 20 times. It’s a good thing the franchise ended with this game (if Jungle Beat doesn’t count then neither does DK64.) Thankfully though, Retro’s crack at Kong Country looks to surpass all three of the original trilogy put together.

For the rest of November I’ll be tackling the original Super Mario Bros. 2, officially called The Lost Levels. So far, I think it’s an decent improvement over the first, but yeah, it’s also hard. I also have issues with it that prevent me from saying it’s the best Mario game, as NeoGAFer Sixfortyfive has.

Anyways, next month is when I’ll finally tackle Okami for Wii, a game that’s haunted my backlog for three and a half long years. No longer!

I’ll also be selling off some of my games so I can buy Christmas gifts, and will probably get a game or two in exchange as well. Currently, I’m placing my bets on Donkey Kong Country Returns and GoldenEye 007 for Wii.

Anyways, I’d keep an eye on this spot at least once a month, if not more. That is, if you care what I’m playing. Which you probably don’t, but hey, if I’m going to assume something I’ll assume positively!
-Andrex